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UCSB Grad Student Falls from SF Cliffs; Fatality Unconfirmed

April 5, 2006 by

While his body has yet to be found, a UCSB graduate student is presumed dead after falling into dangerous waters near San Francisco over Spring Break.
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French Demonstrators Disrupt EAP

April 5, 2006 by

As mobs of protesters take to the streets in France, many of UCSB's students studying abroad in the European country are left without an education, due to several class cancellations.
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County Plans Review of Transportation Funding

April 5, 2006 by

A proposal to renew or replace Measure D - a sales tax that funds most of the county's transportation projects - in November's election has UCSB students concerned that the end result could be a cut t...
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Goleta Land Use Plan Advances; Public Comment Stage To Begin

April 5, 2006 by

After four years of work, the Goleta City Council recently released a Public Hearing draft of its General Plan/Coastal Land Use, giving community members a chance to check it out before an upcoming se...
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Police Arrest Man for Breaking Into Local Restaurants

April 4, 2006 by

While most UCSB students spent their Spring Break resting and relaxing, deputies at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol spent the week dealing with burglaries and broken windows. IVFP Lt. Sol Linver said the o...
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Former Student To Remain in SB Jail

April 4, 2006 by

Former UCSB student Christian Covarrubias will serve nine months in the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of felony sexual assault and felony false imprisonment. Covarrubias entered into a plea bar...
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Leggies Authorize Ballot Initiatives in Marathon Meeting

April 4, 2006 by

In what turned out to be a six-hour long meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed nine bills and approved a new constitution to be placed on the spring ballot.
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Survey Results Heat Up Debate Over Possible Meal Rollover System

April 4, 2006 by

Due to high student demand, the Residence Hall Association and UCSB Dining Services are currently considering the implementation of "rollovers" in student meal plans.
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Program Aids Endangered Plovers

April 4, 2006 by

Sex, sand and snowy plovers are coming together this spring as the endangered species - which is less than a month into its six-month breeding season - continues to bounce back from years of populatio...
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A.S. Finance Board Limits Allotments, Hands Out Funds

April 4, 2006 by

At its Monday afternoon meeting, in addition to distributing $3,203 to on-campus organizations, the Associated Students Finance Board passed and then repeatedly debated a $750 spending cap on Spring Q...
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Regents Reorganize Spending in Light of Controversial Funds

April 3, 2006 by

The University of California Regents decided to divest funds from several companies with business ties to Sudan and took steps to "improve accountability" for the UC's wage practices during their meet...
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Student Frightens Class During Final

April 3, 2006 by

UC Police Dept. officers arrested a UCSB student Thursday, March 23 after he threatened to kill his classmates during a final exam. The student, an underclassman whose name was not released, had been ...
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New Cafe Serves Up Diverse Food Choices

April 3, 2006 by

With its owner's prediction that it will become a "famous" Isla Vista eatery, Jerusalem Garden Cafe opened Saturday, offering a variety of Middle Eastern and Malaysian foods - and eventually some hook...
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Officials Cite Area Businesses for Selling Alcohol to Minors

April 3, 2006 by

Three local businesses could find themselves fighting to keep their liquor licenses following a recent undercover operation conducted by the California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and th...
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Board Plan To Rescue Salamanders

April 3, 2006 by

The County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors recently adopted a $1.4 million plan to help restore the local population of endangered salamanders and relieve land owners affected by laws meant to s...
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